Thunder City jets - the future

After many years lying dormant, a famous collection of Cold War-era jet aircraft is finally on the move

It’s fair to say that Thunder City was a name on the lips of many jet enthusiasts through the 1990s and early 2000s. Based at Cape Town International in South Africa, Mike Beachy Head’s organisation became famous for its flying collection of British Cold War-era jet aircraft.

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